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Mary-Louise Hoffman

is a writer of news summaries about executive-level business activity in the government contracting sector. Her reports for ExecutiveBiz are focused on trends and events that drive the GovCon industry to include commercial technologies that private companies are developing for federal government use. She contributes news content to ExecutiveBiz’s sister sites GovCon Wire and ExecutiveGov.

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  • Tom McDuffie: Jacobs to Design, Build DLA Distribution Facilities
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    Tom McDuffie: Jacobs to Design, Build DLA Distribution Facilities

    Jacobs Engineering Group has won a contract to provide architectural design, engineering and construction management services at military distribution centers run by the Defense Logistics Agency. Jacobs will perform work at various domestic and international DLA sites under the potential three-year indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract, Jacobs said Tuesday. “We are delighted to continue our ongoing relationship with […] More

  • CACI to Run FBI’s Procurement, Financial Systems; Ken Asbury Comments
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    CACI to Run FBI’s Procurement, Financial Systems; Ken Asbury Comments

    CACI International has been awarded potential four-year, $45 million contract to help the FBI implement and maintain a system for managing financial and acquisition processes. This order was awarded under the bureau’s information technology supplies & support services contract vehicle known as Triple S and contains one base year and three option years, CACI said Tuesday. The […] More

  • HP Releases Starter Kit for SAP Mobility Platform; Bronwyn Hastings Comments
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    HP Releases Starter Kit for SAP Mobility Platform; Bronwyn Hastings Comments

    Hewlett Packard has teamed with SAP to offer a set of enterprise-grade tools for customers to manage, secure and customize mobile applications, Biztech2 reported Monday. The HP Starter Pack for SAP Mobile Platform works to leverage HP’s portfolio of servers, tablets and enterprise services and enable interactive communications on any device, according to the article. […] More

  • Financial Tech Firms Join Accenture-Backed Accelerator Program; Richard Lumb Comments
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    Financial Tech Firms Join Accenture-Backed Accelerator Program; Richard Lumb Comments

    Seven early-stage ventures have been selected for an annual program backed by Accenture that works to help startups develop platforms for the financial services industry. The FinTech Innovation Lab London program offers senior-level mentoring services to guide entrepreneurs in commercializing their innovations and attracting prospective customers, Accenture said Monday. “In the past nine months, the […] More

  • GE Neural Computing Platform to Help Air Force Manage ISR Data; Mark Barnell Comments
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    GE Neural Computing Platform to Help Air Force Manage ISR Data; Mark Barnell Comments

    General Electric‘s intelligent platforms business has won a contract to provide the U.S. Air Force an embedded neuromorphic computing platform for use in wide-area surveillance applications, Military Aerospace & Electronics reported Thursday. The publication reports the Air Force Research Laboratory Information Directorate in Rome, N.Y. selected a GE infrastructure that mimics human’s neuro-biological actions in […] More

  • Air Force Begins Operation of Ball Aerospace’s Space Test Satellite; Dave Kaufman Comments
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    Air Force Begins Operation of Ball Aerospace’s Space Test Satellite; Dave Kaufman Comments

    The U.S. Air Force has accepted operational responsibility for a satellite Ball Aerospace & Technologies built to support space-based technology demonstrations by the Defense Department. Space Test Program Satellite-3 was sent into orbit along with 28 CubeSats aboard a single Minotaur I rocket Nov. 19 at the Wallops Flight Center in Virginia, Ball Aerospace said […] More

  • NSA Certifies Rockwell Collins Tactical Radio Link System; Mike Jones Comments
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    NSA Certifies Rockwell Collins Tactical Radio Link System; Mike Jones Comments

    Rockwell Collins has received approval from the National Security Agency for a data link system designed to help soldiers transmit radio communications in the battlefield. NSA certified Rockwell Collins’ TacNet platform to manage and secure network-centric communications up to the Top Secret classification level, the company said Thursday. Mike Jones, vice president and general manager […] More

  • Northrop Unveils Battlefield Electromagnetic Pulse Generator; Joe Downie Comments
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    Northrop Unveils Battlefield Electromagnetic Pulse Generator; Joe Downie Comments

    Northrop Grumman has developed a pulse generation system for the company’s simulation products that used to replicate combat electromagnetic environments. The Advanced Pulse Generator is built with a direct digital synthesizer for creating radio frequency waveforms and is intended for laboratories, anechoic chambers and military testing facilities, Northrop said Monday. Joe Downie, a site director at […] More

  • Raytheon Picks Octagon Systems for Naval Warship Computers
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    Raytheon Picks Octagon Systems for Naval Warship Computers

    Raytheon has awarded Octagon Systems a contract to supply rugged computers for installation onboard the U.S. Navy‘s amphibious warfare ships, Military & Aerospace Electronics reported Friday. John Keller writes Raytheon’s integrated defense systems business will integrate the Octagon computing platform with all San Antonio-class vessels, including the USS Somerset, for the Navy. Octagon computers use an […] More

  • Mark Sirangelo: Sierra Nevada Finds Intl Partners for Commercial Space Plane Development
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    Mark Sirangelo: Sierra Nevada Finds Intl Partners for Commercial Space Plane Development

    Sierra Nevada will collaborate with international space organizations to further develop the company’s Dream Chaser space taxi under a NASA commercial program, the Denver Business Journal reported Wednesday. Greg Avery writes that Sierra Nevada, the European Space Agency and the German Aerospace Center have forged an alliance to explore potential technologies for the spaceship. Mark Sirangelo, […] More

  • Lockheed to Design Air Force Space Object Monitoring Tech; Rob Smith Comments
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    Lockheed to Design Air Force Space Object Monitoring Tech; Rob Smith Comments

    Lockheed Martin has been awarded a $3.9 million contract to help the U.S. Air Force build technology for monitoring orbital objects and preventing satellite collisions. The company will design a non-traditional data pre-processor system to protect U.S. space assets under the Integrated Space Command and Control program, the company said Thursday. “Cars we drive on […] More

  • ManTech Subsidiary Releases Anti-Malware Platform; Frank Blackmore Comments
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    ManTech Subsidiary Releases Anti-Malware Platform; Frank Blackmore Comments

    A ManTech International Corp. subsidiary has refreshed its enterprise anti-virus tool for government  and other corporate users to identify and mitigate targeted computer threats. HBGary released version 2.1 of the Responder Pro platform with the goal of helping organizations defend cyber systems against malicious rootkits and Trojan viruses, the subsidiary said Wednesday. “With the record […] More